Redmanship in Kentucky for Fifty Great SunsSmith, Frank L.
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Redmanship in Kentucky for Fifty Great Suns
Smith, Frank L.
Improved Order of Red Men. Great Council of Kentucky
The contract for printing proceedings was awarded to A. J. Domeck, of
Louisville, at 75 cents per page.
An amendment to the general laws providing for the election of Great
Chiefs by the "Australian Ballot", all Past Sachems to participate, the
election to take place in the wigwams of the various Tribes was
presented to lay over one Great Sun. This proposed law was styled by its
opponents the "Goebel" law of Redmanship.
It was ordered that portraits of all deceased Past Sachems, members of
this Great Council, be printed in the records, together with a memorial.
The Great Chief of Records was instructed to prepare a roster of all
members of the Great Council, to be kept in a book provided for that
purpose, and to have it present at each Great Council.
It was the sense of the Great Council that the Great Council of the
United States be invited to kindle its next Great Sun Council Fire in
the Reservation of Kentucky.
Past Great Sachem J. R. McConnell raised the Great Chiefs elect, as
follows:--
Gustav A. Ellerkamp, of No. 9 Great Sachem.
W. C. Pelham, of No. 3 Great Senior Sagamore.
H. J. McFarlan, of No. 33 Great Junior Sagamore.
Willie Walker, of No. 1 Great Prophet.
C. E. Lyddane, of No. 2 Great Chief of Records.
John D. Walker, of No. 4 Great Keeper of Wampum.
Upon assuming his stump, Great Sachem Ellerkamp was presented with a
handsome Great Sachem's regalia by Past Sachem F. L. Smith, in behalf of
his many friends and Brothers.
The Great Sachem announced the appointment of Great Chiefs as follows,
and they were raised in due form:
W. M. Evans, of No. 9 Great Sannap.
John W. Riley, of No. 11 Great Mishinewa.
Ed. L. Hays, of No. 26 Great Guard of Wigwam.
Harry F. Davis, of No. 15 Great Guard of Forest.
An amendment to the laws was offered providing that organizers should
submit a list of all proposed charter members of a new Tribe, to all
Tribes in the same hunting grounds where same was to be instituted in
hunting grounds already containing one or more tribes. Consideration was
deferred one great sun.
The Great Sachem announced the following standing committees for the
ensuing great sun:--
Finance--Henry Schwieters, of No. 8; M. M. Harbeson, of No. 7; Henry W.
Ray, of No. 3.
Law and Usage--Wm. A. Crader, of No. 9; Frank L. Smith, of No. 1; L. D.
Owen, of No. 8.
Returns and Reports--N. G. Mothershead, of No. 57; C. S. Hill, of No.
23; E. E. Reno, of No. 41.
Appeals--M. H. McCorkle, of No. 43; F. A. Gould, of No. 10; D. R.
Breeding, of No. 50.
State of Order--A. J. Domeck, of No. 16; C. A. Melone, of No. 9; Chas.
A. Wheeler, of No. 48.
After extending a hearty vote of thanks to the Chiefs and members of
Wyoming Tribe, No. 26 for the many courtesies shown the Great Council,
the council fire was quenched.
EIGHTH GREAT SUN COUNCIL.
=1902.=
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